A Sound Stride

14/02/2024

Well done 👏🏻

𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 🏆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 ❤️ 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼! 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆!
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 £𝟮𝟬 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀.
𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝘅𝘅

13/02/2024

Last chance ⏰❤️

𝗔 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 £𝟰𝟬 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀!

𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
* 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿.
* 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆.
* 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟯 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀.
* 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 (if outside normal travel zones)
* 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵.
* 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱.
* 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲.

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸!

10/02/2024

❤️ Nearly Valentines.. get your pictures in! Don’t forget to get friends to ❤️ the photo!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟬 ❤️'𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲!
𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 ❤️ 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 ❤️ 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝘅
Link to A Sound Stride Page ⬇️
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06/02/2024

⭐️Josh Manning Registered Farrier, now taking bookings for A Sound Stride Assessment Service using Hoof Beat technology. (Within a 25 mile radius of Oldham).⭐️

⭐️Also some limited availability to take on new Shoeing/ Trimming clients in the following areas:
Tameside, Oldham, Stockport, Glossop, and Rochdale.⭐️

Please contact 07868348592 for all enquiries.

05/02/2024

⭐️ COMPETITION TIME ⭐️

We have teamed up with Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider to share the love ❤️ this Valentine’s.

𝗔 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 £𝟰𝟬 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀!

𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
* 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿.
* 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆.
* 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟯 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀.
* 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 (if outside normal travel zones)
* 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵.
* 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱.
* 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲.

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸!

06/12/2023

⭐️Posture? Conformation? Hoof Balance? ⭐️
Here's a new client that I've met for the first time this week. As always, I start with a static assessment of the Horse in front of me. It can be seen from the first photo that the Horse was reluctant to stand straight/ square and with balanced posture. Then, looking at the conformation of the forelimb, you can see the lack of Symmetry through the limb, affecting the weight bearing/ loading of the Hoof.
The crack close to the coronet band is due to the heel being over loaded. In an effort to relieve the loading in this area, I took the heels as far far back as possible to release the load.
The red line shows the difference in straightness from the knee down to the centre of the foot. After the trim, the Symmetry of the limb has improved and the horses posture appears to be more balanced, with him being more willing to stand straight through the body. So, maybe when we think something is a conformation fault, we should also consider that the trim and shoeing package can have a huge impact. The owner has reported back that he is moving a lot straighter on hard and soft ground. 👍🏼
Please get in touch if you'd like a chat about the services that we offer.

15/11/2023

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13/11/2023

Archie all ready for his next consultation after being shod 😁

07/11/2023

⭐️ Here at A Sound Stride we're always happy to help educate those that want to learn. Farriery has changed since its inception and we're keen to stay at the top of our game by using the latest technology to help the Horses in our care. It's important that we explain the the importance of this technology to those that are training/ working in the industry, it's all for the good of the Horse. Thank you to Hopwood Hall College for asking us to present to your students today! ⭐️

04/11/2023

Eventing horse shod with low weak heels needing more support and transferring the weight to reduce load on the heels 🔨🔨🐎

23/10/2023

🌟Multi Team Approach🌟
Today Duke was seen by Equine Osteopath Bruce Hewett. Along with discussing the findings of the Hoofbeat anslysis, Bruce carried out his own range of assessments. Duke had his lumbar vertebrae and sacroiliac joint manipulated. This should help him to feel and move straighter now he's got used to the alterations made to his feet.
Great to see another Equine Professional working as part of the care package, with the Horse at the centre of everyone's focus!

https://www.facebook.com/brucehewettequineosteopath
Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider Josh Manning Dipwcf

11/10/2023

🌟 Bar shoes 🌟
fitted to a show jumper who was struggling on the turn and who also has problems with sidebone.
The shoe was fitted with a heavy grind to the outside and the nails then rasped flush to the shoe 🤩 We also used compression compound to help with concussion 👍🏼

10/10/2023

🌟 LEATHER PADS 🌟
Using compression compound and leather pads to improve the hoof pastern axes 👍🏼 in other words helping him stand more upright 😁

09/10/2023

LETS TALK ABOUT SHOES 😁
🌟When we first assessed Duke he was shod in front and unshod behind. The decision was made to shoe behind with the rationale that; the lateral extension will help to encourage straightness whilst at stance and the rolled toe to the medial aspect helps to focus the break over to the inside. As we progress through his plan, we will continue to monitor his data, communicating with his Farrier and make adjustments as needed. With a longer term possibility of returning to barefoot. 🌟 Lisa Sharp Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider

08/10/2023

🌟As promised we are going to share the data from Duke's re assessment. Starting with the data that helps to compare evenness of stride, by measuring the period of time that the hoof is on the ground (mid stance phase)

We have collated the information and you can see from the figures shown in the table below, how much more even Duke's strides are on the 2nd date (07.10.23) compared to the 1st (16.09.23).

The biggest change seen is the difference between the left and right hind was 5.9% when first measured compared to a difference of only 0.5% on the second date.

Tomorrow we will explain the change in shoeing package that had helped to bring his stance times closer to matching.🌟Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider

07/10/2023

🌟Great to meet up with Duke again this afternoon. Phase 1 of his plan has now been completed, and it was time to re assess his stride pattern.
As Duke was due to be Shod this week, we gave Duke's normal farrier access to the full report. We then discussed with him how best to make changes to the Shoeing Package, this included Duke being shod behind for the first time! We agreed with Dukes farrier that a wide webbed shoe with lateral support and a slight rolled toe behind would improve landing, increase Breakover and hopefully encourage less swing.

Lisa, who is his owner/ rider and therapist, reported back saying he was feeling much better, that's only opinion and not objective! So we were understandably slightly nervous, but we didn't need to be. The results are clear. There are some big improvements identified by the data! We're going to go through each marker again over the next few days and explain in more detail. But here's a little video of Duke enjoying his work this week! 😁 Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider

04/10/2023

This horse has had navicular using these pads with some compression compound’ just helping this horse feel as comfortable as possible

01/10/2023

‼️‼️NOW TAKING ON NEW CLIENTS‼️‼️

In person consultations and assessment using Hoofbeat technology.
⭐️ Full history of individual horse taken
⭐️ In Hand Work Up using 4 individual sensors to track the movement of each limb and placement of each hoof.
⭐️Ridden work up also available (additional cost may apply)
Following the assessment you will receive (within 2
working days) a personalised report that will include:
⭐️Recommended Shoeing/ Trimming plan (that can be shared with your Hoofcare Provider)
⭐️Work plan
⭐️ Dietary plan

Please note, if required the following additional services are also available:
⭐️All types of Shoeing including remedial work ⭐️ Barefoot trimming
⭐️ Consultation with Vets

CONTACT US ON FACEBOOK
OR 07868348592

01/10/2023

‼️‼️NOW TAKING ON NEW CLIENTS‼️‼️

In person consultations and assessment using Hoofbeat technology.
⭐️ Full history of individual horse taken
⭐️ In Hand Work Up using 4 individual sensors to track the movement of each limb and placement of each hoof.
⭐️Ridden work up also available (additional cost may apply)
Following the assessment you will receive (within 2
working days) a personalised report that will include:
⭐️Recommended Shoeing/ Trimming plan (that can be shared with your Hoofcare Provider)
⭐️Work plan
⭐️ Dietary plan

Please note, if required the following additional services are also available:
⭐️All types of Shoeing including remedial work ⭐️ Barefoot trimming
⭐️ Consultation with Vets

CONTACT US ON FACEBOOK
OR 07868348592

26/09/2023

Big lad Archie having his first Consultation before shoeing 👍🏼

24/09/2023

Motion map
The Motion map is an animated representation of the entire stance phase: The moment of contact between the hoof and the ground. The initial ground contact, the movement during the stance phase and the break-over point during break-over. The Motion map shows all angles at which this occurs, for both walking and trotting, on both hard and soft surfaces.

This video explains what we can see from the motion map. There are obvious differences between the two feet which will be explained in future posts 👍 Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider Josh Manning Dipwcf

23/09/2023

So a little video of what we see on the day of the assessment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

22/09/2023

We now know that Dukes Left hip flexors and lumbar are tight, Right hips dropped.
Left hindleg being pulled forward and away from the body in attempt to avoid flexing the hip.
Osteopath has been booked and this report shared with Lisa’s Coach Debbie Sykes who has worked with Lisa this week to help straighten Duke and engage his left hind leg.
From a farriers perspective - at the moment Duke is barefoot behind. We could possibly look at putting shoes on with a wider webbed shoe on the outside with a rolled toe towards the inside, with plenty of support over the heels to encourage the foot flight straighter to allow Lisa to build muscle in the correct areas. Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider Josh Manning Dipwcf

22/09/2023

IMAGE E & F
Dukes front feet (image F) are pretty uniform in terms of length, height and sidewards movement, however the data reveals some interesting points with the hind feet...

Hind feet (image E) - Stride length is even in both Walk and Trot.
But
The strides taken aren't uniform in the amount of sidewards movement in both the walk and Trot.
The coloured lines show the deviation from a straight plane. In particular the left hind in Trot showing abduction away from the body before swinging into adduction. Compared to the Right hind that moves steadily in an adduction movement throughout the whole of the stride. Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider Debbie Sykes Josh Manning Dipwcf

21/09/2023

Image B C D - The breakover point (shown on the image as a red area) is the point at which the horses toe, pivots and pushes as the heels are lifted and leave the ground. Ideally the breakover point would be the toe, directly in front of the point of frog . We can see here that Duke's breakover is standard. 👍

From the data we've shown you tonight, things are looking relatively normal for Duke. However, tomorrow data will show some interesting results! 👀 Along with suggested possible causes and how we would look to be working together as a team with other Professionals to improve his way of going. Josh Manning Dipwcf Lisa Sharp Sports Massage Therapist - Balancing Horse & Rider

20/09/2023

Over the next few nights we will be posting bite sized chunks of Dukes report and explaing the data received in more detail. 👍

Image A - shows Duke's Hoof Angle for near and off foreleg. By comparing the two measurements The Farrier can work towards developing equality. This information is also useful to the Therapist as it could indicate that Duke is loading one forefoot more than the other.
It also shows the data recorded for: Number of strides taken in Walk and Trot, the time spent in each pace and the speed of each stride. This data can be used to assess evenness and regularity of Duke's stride. This can be useful when planning training sessions, to help develop straightness in his work.

22/08/2023

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🤓Did you know??🤔

Motion sensors can be used to provide precise data on the angle at which a horse’s hooves are striking the ground. This information can inform trimming and shoeing decisions.

Cool, right? 😛

📷 by Jeff Cota / American Farriers Journal from Shoeing the Modern Horse by Steven Kraus with Katie Navarra

20/08/2023

Welcome to A SOUND STRIDE

A farriery consultation using the latest 3d technology-Hoof Beat. Using sensors on all 4 feet to help us SEE THE UNSEEN!

Hoof Beat is a gait mapping system that can distinguish landing, stance and break-over in time and movement. Hoof Beat measures all 4 legs and shows us what the eye cannot. We use high precision sensors which we then convert into objectively interpretable data, in the form of 3D animation.

This enables the following
🐎 Mapping the gate
🐎Quantify and compare
🐎Share reports

As a farrier this will help determine shoe type, trims and/or remedial work,
enabling A SOUND STRIDE.